US EditionA Champion Will Be Crowned but College Football Chaos Will Linger Beyond Title Game
The season featured $20.5 million in player payments, transfer chaos with 3,000 entries, and $225 million in coaching buyouts, highlighting financial and structural instability in college football.
- On Monday Indiana meets Miami in the season finale, capping a chaotic year marked by repeated on- and off-field problems in college football.
- After a judge-approved settlement allowed player pay, House sponsors of the SCORE Act sought to codify parts of the deal, but their latest attempt stalled in December.
- Coaching turnover surged this season, with 32 changes, while the transfer portal opened Jan. 2, and the NCAA reported 49 eligibility lawsuits, destabilizing rosters.
- Proposals to bring private capital accelerated as an arm of the University of California pension fund proposed $2.4 billion, with the College Sports Commission warning NIL money must be verified advertising.
- ESPN set a Friday deadline for commissioners to decide the playoff size, while some Power Four schools refused to sign the CSC agreement, deepening governance disputes.
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Helena Independent Record
A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond title game
Eligibility lawsuits, the out-of-control transfer portal, bickering over congressional legislation and the dilemma over coaches and salaries were the steady drumbeat behind a college football season where felt quite settled.
Associated Press News
A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana-Miami title game
Eligibility lawsuits, the out-of-control transfer portal, bickering over congressional legislation and the decades-old dilemma over coaches and their salaries were the steady drumbeat behind a college football season where nothing felt quite settled.
A Lack Of Buzz For Indiana Versus Miami Proves College Football Calendar Is Screwed Up: Here's How To Fix It
MIAMI— Yes, we still have a national champion to crown on Monday night inside Hard Rock Stadium between Indiana and Miami, even though the college football calendar makes it feel as though two weeks have passed since the semifinals. All the while, coaches across the country are scrambling to finish their transfer portal saga, as the madness continued into the final hours on Friday. As CFP officials prepare to meet on Sunday in Miami to discuss w…
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